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Mark Litschewsik and Kathy Konstant were part of the style
show and dance program presented on Parents Weekend.
Zone courses fill for interim
. .
University of Florida report
shows increase- in drinking
By College Press Service
More college students are drinking alcohol than ever before, and
one-third of all students in the country are problem drinkers, a new
study from the University of Florida reports.
According to the study, 88 perCent of the 1020 Florida students
questioned now drink, the highest ever recorded ationg the college-age
population.
About a third of those student drinkers, moreover, are "problem
drinkers,' making alcohol abuse on campuses "one of the greatest
health problems in the country," the survey concluded.
Dr. Gerardo Gonzalez, director of the Campus Alcohol Informa-tion
Center at Florida and president of the nationwide BACCHUS
(Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University
Students) notes that most students are "responsible drinkers."
"Most of the students are aware of the risks and consequences of
alcohol aubse, and they have a pretty high level of knowledge regar-ding
the use of alcohol."
Thursday
December 10, 1981
Volume 65, No. 11
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD
Preventive measures protect
students from campus theft
By Bob Eppens
Staff Writer
Security problems, theft and vandalism have
always existed at Augustana, and they continue to
happen now.
Students seem to be unaware of many of these
problems, and an unfortunate few find out about
them too late. By making students aware of what
these problems are, they might be better prepared
to prevent them.
Lieutenant Campbell of the Sioux Falls Police
Department said that patrolmen sometimes con-front
peeping Toms around campus. "We'll find
guys parked in the lots around the college. They'll
be looking into dorm windows with binoculars."
Late night prowlers have alarmed girls' floors in
three of the dormitories. In several circumstances
an intruder has escaped after venturing into
unlocked rooms—some with girls in their beds.
Theft from cars is another problem that is dealt
with. "You name it—car stereos, tools,
tires—they're all reported stolen from cars parked
around here," said Campbell.
Wall clocks, bathroom mirrors, and light fix-tures
have been taken from several of the residence
halls. Unlocked doors have been responsible for
money, radios, and food being stolen. Recently a
lone bicycle wheel was found securely cabled to a
bike rack—minus the rest of the bike.
Dorm walls have been found defaced with graf-fiti,
and cars have been vandalized while parked in
the campus lots.
"These are not unusual problems, and they are
not occurring any more than in past years," said
Susan Schrader, Coordinator of Residence Life.
"But each dorm does seem to have different pro-blems."
Schrader added, "There have been no campus
rapes reported since I came here in 1978."
Some unusual events have happened lately,
however. Two juniors entered their unlocked
room to find that someone had urinated on their
carpet. Fire alarms and fire extinguishers have
been tampered with despite warnings of $500
fines. Strangers posing as students have approach-ed
coeds, asking for money.
Security/to page 2 Various forms of security problems exist on campus, including
peeping. Photo by Lisa Lantz
Schrader: College can make
moral judgements on alcohol
By Jay Williams
Assistant editor
It appears that students at
Augustana College are interested
in taking more core courses in-stead
of taking innovative
courses for the upcoming interim
in January, said Dr. Gary Olson,
dean of students.
Olson, in his first year direc-ting
interim, said, "There are
waiting lines for core courses and
not innovative courses. The way
that people are looking at interim
has changed."
He said that the reason for this
can be attributed to an increase
in students who are double ma-jors.
"In terms of student
satisfaction, we could possibly of-fer
more zone courses. More
people are taking courses in their
discipline or zones."
Jeanne Kruse, an ex-officio
member of the interim commit-tee
said, "I've heard fewer
criticisms this year about the
courses that are offered. Never-theless,
the courses that fill first
and have the longest waiting lists
are the zone courses."
Olson also expressed his feel-ings
about the concept of having
an interim in the curriculum.
Interim/to page 2
By Jill Morstad
Feature editor
"Possession of alcoholic
beverages on the Augustana
campus is absolutely forbidden.
Detection of possession will be
dealt with by the campus judicial
system...and may result in
dismissal from school."
(Augustana student handbook,
p. 10.)
The college's right to make a
moral judgement on alcohol is
valid, said Susan Schrader,
coordinator of residential life.
"The policy exists as a state-ment
by the college of what it
feels is essential to an educational
environment," she said.
In a recent referendum to the
President's Council, Schrader
confronted alcohol abuse.
Drinking off campus, pro-moted
by "buck night," "drown
night" and "all the brew you can
drink" at local establishments,
has resulted in the hospitalization
of two students, said Schrader.
Students are frequenting these
establishments, which raises the
issue of responsible drinking.
Schrader defines responsible
drinking as social and in limited
quanities.
Coupled with another activity,
such as eating, social drinking
should be the secondary activity
rather than the primary one, said
Schrader.
She explained that this reflects
the intent of alcohol comsump-tion
and in this context involves
people.
"Drinking alone is not respon-sible,',
" added Schrader.
Whether it takes place on or
off campus, student alcohol con-sumption
is on the upswing ac-cording
to statistics. Students
drink to escape stress, or they
may be echoing patterns set in
high school, said Schrader.
The college provides a variety
of alternatives to alcohol, said
Schrader, including stress
management seminars and in-tramural
and varsity sports.
There are also student offices
and organizations constantly
„seeking members.
If a student has a problem with
alcohol, he or she may seek aid
from college or community
counseling services. Alcoholics
Anonymous and Project
Awareness are two of numerous
sources.
A student concerned for a
roommate, classmate or friend
whom they may feel has a pro-blem
with alcohol should consult
the front part of the phone book
for community service numbers.
Students might also be
familiar with basic first aid. In an
emergency, the R.A. or head
resident should be notified.
Schrader doesn't view an
emergency situation as a
discipline problem. "I would
hope that a staff member would
be concerned with the medical
emergency, not the reprimand."

Mark Litschewsik and Kathy Konstant were part of the style
show and dance program presented on Parents Weekend.
Zone courses fill for interim
. .
University of Florida report
shows increase- in drinking
By College Press Service
More college students are drinking alcohol than ever before, and
one-third of all students in the country are problem drinkers, a new
study from the University of Florida reports.
According to the study, 88 perCent of the 1020 Florida students
questioned now drink, the highest ever recorded ationg the college-age
population.
About a third of those student drinkers, moreover, are "problem
drinkers,' making alcohol abuse on campuses "one of the greatest
health problems in the country," the survey concluded.
Dr. Gerardo Gonzalez, director of the Campus Alcohol Informa-tion
Center at Florida and president of the nationwide BACCHUS
(Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University
Students) notes that most students are "responsible drinkers."
"Most of the students are aware of the risks and consequences of
alcohol aubse, and they have a pretty high level of knowledge regar-ding
the use of alcohol."
Thursday
December 10, 1981
Volume 65, No. 11
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD
Preventive measures protect
students from campus theft
By Bob Eppens
Staff Writer
Security problems, theft and vandalism have
always existed at Augustana, and they continue to
happen now.
Students seem to be unaware of many of these
problems, and an unfortunate few find out about
them too late. By making students aware of what
these problems are, they might be better prepared
to prevent them.
Lieutenant Campbell of the Sioux Falls Police
Department said that patrolmen sometimes con-front
peeping Toms around campus. "We'll find
guys parked in the lots around the college. They'll
be looking into dorm windows with binoculars."
Late night prowlers have alarmed girls' floors in
three of the dormitories. In several circumstances
an intruder has escaped after venturing into
unlocked rooms—some with girls in their beds.
Theft from cars is another problem that is dealt
with. "You name it—car stereos, tools,
tires—they're all reported stolen from cars parked
around here," said Campbell.
Wall clocks, bathroom mirrors, and light fix-tures
have been taken from several of the residence
halls. Unlocked doors have been responsible for
money, radios, and food being stolen. Recently a
lone bicycle wheel was found securely cabled to a
bike rack—minus the rest of the bike.
Dorm walls have been found defaced with graf-fiti,
and cars have been vandalized while parked in
the campus lots.
"These are not unusual problems, and they are
not occurring any more than in past years," said
Susan Schrader, Coordinator of Residence Life.
"But each dorm does seem to have different pro-blems."
Schrader added, "There have been no campus
rapes reported since I came here in 1978."
Some unusual events have happened lately,
however. Two juniors entered their unlocked
room to find that someone had urinated on their
carpet. Fire alarms and fire extinguishers have
been tampered with despite warnings of $500
fines. Strangers posing as students have approach-ed
coeds, asking for money.
Security/to page 2 Various forms of security problems exist on campus, including
peeping. Photo by Lisa Lantz
Schrader: College can make
moral judgements on alcohol
By Jay Williams
Assistant editor
It appears that students at
Augustana College are interested
in taking more core courses in-stead
of taking innovative
courses for the upcoming interim
in January, said Dr. Gary Olson,
dean of students.
Olson, in his first year direc-ting
interim, said, "There are
waiting lines for core courses and
not innovative courses. The way
that people are looking at interim
has changed."
He said that the reason for this
can be attributed to an increase
in students who are double ma-jors.
"In terms of student
satisfaction, we could possibly of-fer
more zone courses. More
people are taking courses in their
discipline or zones."
Jeanne Kruse, an ex-officio
member of the interim commit-tee
said, "I've heard fewer
criticisms this year about the
courses that are offered. Never-theless,
the courses that fill first
and have the longest waiting lists
are the zone courses."
Olson also expressed his feel-ings
about the concept of having
an interim in the curriculum.
Interim/to page 2
By Jill Morstad
Feature editor
"Possession of alcoholic
beverages on the Augustana
campus is absolutely forbidden.
Detection of possession will be
dealt with by the campus judicial
system...and may result in
dismissal from school."
(Augustana student handbook,
p. 10.)
The college's right to make a
moral judgement on alcohol is
valid, said Susan Schrader,
coordinator of residential life.
"The policy exists as a state-ment
by the college of what it
feels is essential to an educational
environment," she said.
In a recent referendum to the
President's Council, Schrader
confronted alcohol abuse.
Drinking off campus, pro-moted
by "buck night," "drown
night" and "all the brew you can
drink" at local establishments,
has resulted in the hospitalization
of two students, said Schrader.
Students are frequenting these
establishments, which raises the
issue of responsible drinking.
Schrader defines responsible
drinking as social and in limited
quanities.
Coupled with another activity,
such as eating, social drinking
should be the secondary activity
rather than the primary one, said
Schrader.
She explained that this reflects
the intent of alcohol comsump-tion
and in this context involves
people.
"Drinking alone is not respon-sible,',
" added Schrader.
Whether it takes place on or
off campus, student alcohol con-sumption
is on the upswing ac-cording
to statistics. Students
drink to escape stress, or they
may be echoing patterns set in
high school, said Schrader.
The college provides a variety
of alternatives to alcohol, said
Schrader, including stress
management seminars and in-tramural
and varsity sports.
There are also student offices
and organizations constantly
„seeking members.
If a student has a problem with
alcohol, he or she may seek aid
from college or community
counseling services. Alcoholics
Anonymous and Project
Awareness are two of numerous
sources.
A student concerned for a
roommate, classmate or friend
whom they may feel has a pro-blem
with alcohol should consult
the front part of the phone book
for community service numbers.
Students might also be
familiar with basic first aid. In an
emergency, the R.A. or head
resident should be notified.
Schrader doesn't view an
emergency situation as a
discipline problem. "I would
hope that a staff member would
be concerned with the medical
emergency, not the reprimand."